Table 1.
Description of patients and PCPs
| Intervention groups |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | A | B | C | ||
| Patients (n) | 2,020 | 691 | 725 | 604 | |
| Age as of intervention date (means ± SD) | 64.0 ± 13.0 | 64.2 ± 12.8 | 63.4 ± 13.2 | 64.5 ± 13.1 | 0.24 |
| Age >65 years (%) | 48.6 | 49.4 | 45.7 | 51.2 | 0.11 |
| Female (%) | 42.0 | 44.6 | 40.4 | 41.1 | 0.24 |
| Coronary heart disease (in 12 months preintervention) (%) | 14.0 | 11.9 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 0.03 |
| Hypertension (in 12 months preintervention) (%) | 60.2 | 61.4 | 59.6 | 59.4 | 0.72 |
| Charlson score (in 12 months preintervention) (means ± SD) | 2.0 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 2.0 ± 1.7 | 0.04 |
| Depression diagnosis (in 12 months preintervention) (%) | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 0.71 |
| Preintervention A1C (median, last value in 12 months preintervention) | 7.20 | 7.10 | 7.30 | 7.10 | 0.09 |
| Postintervention A1C (median, last value in 12 months preintervention) | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7.30 | 0.79 |
| Preintervention LDL cholesterol (median, last value in 12 monthspreintervention) | 102 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 0.76 |
| Postintervention LDL cholesterol (median, last value in 12 months preintervention) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 0.99 |
| Physicians (n) | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
| Female (%) | 26 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 0.34 |
| Physician age (mean) | 48.5 | 49.6 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 0.76 |
| Years since graduation (mean) | 21.7 | 22.7 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 0.81 |
| ≥80% time spent on patient care (%) | 75 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 0.96 |
| Family practitioners | 44% | 47% | 42% | 42% | 0.93 |
| Number of eligible diabetes patients (means ± SD) | 35.4 ± 21.2 | 36.3 ± 23.0 | 38.2 ± 22.0 | 31.8 ± 19.1 | 0.64 |